Social Science
The Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra, also known as the ‘Diamond Cutter Sutra’ or ‘Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra,’ is a remarkable Buddhist text and is co…
Two American Slavery Documents
This recording contains two original documents. 1) Life of James Mars, a Slave Born and Sold in Connecticut, by James Mars (1869). James …
The Alps, the Danube and the Near East
Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many …
Neighbors
These stories have come to me from many sources—some from my own experience, others from settlement workers, still others from the records o…
Human Nature And Conduct
John Dewey, an early 20th Century American philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist saw Social Psychology as much a physical science …
The Salem Witchcraft
The object in reprinting this most interesting review is simply to show the progress made in moral, intellectual, and physical science. The …
The Psychology of Peoples
"It is barely a century and a half ago that certain philosophers, who, it should be remarked, were very ignorant of the primitive histo…
The Aftermath of Slavery
This work describes conditions and forces the black population of the South faced after freedom was brought by the Civil War. As Sinclair pu…
The Indians in Wisconsin's History
Pre-European arrival history of Wisconsin's Native American tribes, with discussions of their way of life, crafts, clothing, shelter, huntin…
Deportation: Its Meaning and Menace
A pamphlet written by Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman shortly before their deportation from the US in 1919. - Summary by Krzysztof Rowińs…
A Century of Negro Migration
Dr. Woodson describes the internal migration of African Americans within the United States, including the Northern Migration and the draw of…
Mark Twain's Partner
In 1861, a 26-year-old Sam Clemens "went west" with his older brother Orion. By that time he'd had some experience with publishing…
The Sexes in Science and History
In this revised second edition of her first book "The evolution of woman" (1894), subtitled "An inquiry into the dogma of wom…
The Chinese Dragon
The subject of this little book [1923] is of general interest to people who are acquainted with things Chinese. The dragon has played a larg…
Manners and Rules of Good Society
The title of this work sufficiently indicates the nature of its contents. The Usages of Good Society relate not only to good manners and to …
In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers
An adventurer and explorer of no mean repute, Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka leads an expedition by mule train into the forbidding Sierra Mad…
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species
Thomas Clarkson was one of the most influential abolitionists in England leading up the passage the Slavery Abolition Act in 1823. He wrote …
Man and His Ancestor
An examination of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and subsequent texts, written for the general public at the turn of the twentieth cen…
My Friends the Savages
The author writes his experiences with the Sakai peoples in the Malay peninsula (SE Asia), focusing on their lifestyle and customs. What imp…
Porto Rico
Puerto Rico was acquired by the United States in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. This volume was written in 1903 as Book XII in the…